APPENDIX XXII. - LIBRARIES IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1868-9.- Continued. 58 | Northampton, Public 59 Peabody, Peabody Institute 60 | Phillipston, Phillips' Free Public 61 | Pittsfield, Mercantile 62 | Reading, Public 63 | Reading, South, Public 64 | Roxbury, Athenæum 65 | Rutland, Public 66 Salem, Athenæum. 67 Shelburne Falls, Arms 68 Sherborn, Public 69 Springfield, Public 70 Springfield, West, Public Founded. 1857 1852 1854 1849 1825 1860 1854 1862 1850 1869 1856 1851 1866 1810 1854 1860 1857 of most APPENDIX XXII. —LIBRARIES IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1868-9. — Continued. Printed Reports. Yes. Yes. Yes. No. No. Yes. Yes. No. No. Yes. Yes. No. No. No. No. Yes. Yes. No. employed. 1 2 1 1 1 1 5 1 2 1 Books covered. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. No. Yes. No. Yes. 1 No. 2 No. 1 Yes. 1 Yes. Yes. No. No. Yes. No. No. None. None. Printed and Cards. 3 Printed. 31 None. None. Printed. Printed. Cards. Printed. Printed. Printed and Cards. Printed. Written. Printed. Printed. Written. Printed. Written. Printed and Cards. 29 Catalogues. Ledger. Slips. Ledger. Ledger. 19 Rec'd b'k and slip. 10 Ledger. None. None. Ledger. None. None. Ledger. Ledger. None. None. Ledger. None. None. Ledger. 2 8 None. None. Ledger. None. None. Cards. Ledger. None. None. Printed. 14 81 82 71 72 73 74 | Sudbury (South), Goodenow 75 Taunton, Public 76 Waltham, Public 77 Watertown, Public 78 Wayland, Public 79 Westboro', Public 80 Westfield, Athenæum Westford, Public Weston, Public 83 84 85 86 87 88 PLACE AND NAME OF LIBRARY. Stockbridge, Jackson Stoneham, Public Southborough, Public APPENDIX XXII.-LIBRARIES IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1868-9. Concluded. VIT 4,000 3,000 2,511 3,781 7,995 5,000 Buying. 3,856 1,442 2,200 1,544 3,000 12,000 1,295 2,000 3,714 21,000 50,000 Williamstown, College Winchendon, Public. Winchester, Public Woburn, Public Worcester, Public American Antiquarian Society Founded. 1862 1858 1852 1863 1866 1865 1868 1850 1857 1868 1839 1857 1792 1867 1859 1856 1860 1812 A. 400 A. 100 S. 30 F. 1,200 F. 100 A. 2,500 A. 2,000 A. 1,000 8. 6,000 A. 50 For F. 30 books. A. 200 1,000 A. 100 150 700 A. irregular. A. 300 A. 630 F. 500 A. 5,000 F. 2,600 F. about 3.500 200 70 200 700 412 100 100 66 80 $75 - APPENDIX XXII. — LIBRARIES IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1868-9. Concluded. — Holidays. 2 weeks in Feb. February. 2 weeks in Dec. August. 2 weeks. 2 weeks. Holidays. 1 week in Feb. 1 weck in Apr. 2 weeks. June. August. NOTE TO MASSACHUSETTS LIBRARIES. These libraries, where strictly public, were not infrequently formed at the start from some social library which was given to the town as a nucleus for a free library. It is more customary than otherwise with such libraries not to require guarantor's agreement to make good any loss the library may experience from infractions of the rules by principals, those of small towns relying upon the librarian's personal knowledge of the applicants for cards to use the books. Minors, however, must be vouched for in Fall River, Eancaster, Leominster, Lynn, and some other places. Barnstable, Charlestown, Fitchburg, Groton, Hudson, Peabody, Winchendon, Winchester, and perhaps others, require vouchers by their rules in all cases. The library of the Pacific Mills, at Lawrence, has a hold upon the operative's wages. It is not usual to require any annual subscription in these libraries, when supported by the town, or largely so; but at Chicopee they demand fifty cents a year, and think it is a good rule. In the purchase of books recommended, these libraries often, as far as they can, accede to any reasonable demand; but in many cases no greater weight is given to a recommendation because a book is absolutely wanted, fitness in the committee's eyes being the sole criterion. Newburyport reports that it buys "frequently in answer to such demands. The Boston Athenæum says it buys on an average three out of four that are recommended. In the purchase of duplicates, few of these libraries have means to satisfy the demands in this way. Some of them occasionally purchase two or three copies, as at Fitchburg and New Bedford. Lynn goes sometimes to the extent of seven or eight. The Boston Mercantile Library once in a while goes as high as twelve copies of a very popular book. At the Boston Athenæum they do not ordinarily duplicate in more than ten cases in a year; and the usage at the Boston Library Society is the same. |
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